As time passed, the Empress Dowager Dou, who had been playing power games all her life, passed away, and the Dou family also declined. Emperor Wu was determined to continue the reform and complete the unfinished business, so he appointed his uncle Tian Fu as prime minister, while Dou Ying, who was also a maternal relative, stayed at home idle.
Tai Shigong's evaluation of Dou Ying was "He is happy when he is a hero", which means that Dou Ying is a very willful person. During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, Emperor Jing wanted to use Dou Ying as a general to determine the rebellion. Dou Ying, however, excused himself as being ill and incompetent. In fact, this was because he opposed Emperor Jing's succession to the throne of Liang and was later alienated by Empress Dowager Dou, so he was angry with her. Emperor Jing advised him, saying that this is a critical moment for the rise and fall of the country. As an important minister of the country, how can you shirk your responsibility? So Dou Ying came out of the mountain, and later made great achievements together with Zhou Yafu. No one among the princes dared to be on an equal footing with these two men.
In the seventh year of Emperor Jing's reign, Prince Li Liu Rong was not guilty, but Emperor Jing wanted to depose him because of his mother Li Ji's relationship. Wei Qihou Dou Ying was Liu Rong's teacher, so he interceded and argued for Liu Rong many times. However, after many arguments, Emperor Jing simply refused to listen, and Prince Li was deposed. Dou Ying then complained of illness again and did not come to court for several months. He only hid under the Nanshan Mountain in Lantian County and lived in seclusion. Many people came to persuade him, but he refused to listen and continued to fish and walk there. One day, a man named Gao Sui also came to persuade him.
Gao Sui said: "You used to be the Crown Prince and Tutor. When the Crown Prince was deposed, we could not fight for his recovery. We tried our best but it was ineffective, and we could not commit suicide because of this. The one who can make you rich is the Emperor, and the one who is close to you is the Queen Mother. You Now, by pretending to be ill and embracing beautiful women all day long, doesn’t it mean to highlight the emperor’s fault? If both the queen mother and the emperor come to harm you, then not only will you be unable to protect yourself, but your wife and children will also be implicated. "
When Dou Ying heard what Gao Sui said, he broke into a cold sweat, so he got up and returned to the court to serve Emperor Jing as usual.
Prime Minister Liu She was dismissed by Emperor Jing. Empress Dowager Dou remembered her nephew Dou Ying and recommended him to Emperor Jing several times. Emperor Jing said to the Queen Mother, "Do you really think I am reluctant to give him my position?" It's just that Dou Ying is complacent, careless and frivolous. The prime minister takes over from the emperor to lead hundreds of officials. He has a heavy responsibility, which is not something someone like Wei Qihou can handle. Emperor Jing is right.
The world is booming, everyone is coming for benefit, everyone is going for benefit. Dou Ying "was no longer useful" and had no chance to stay with him, so all the guests and friends who had been around Dou Ying during his glory days suddenly left and went to join the hot new Prime Minister Tian Fu. Yu Douying was alone in a daze, watching the bleak autumn wind blowing up the dead leaves in the yard.
Now that Wei Qihou has fallen from his high position, his loss is self-evident. If he could be quiet at this time and think carefully about the way he came, he might have an epiphany and become a Buddha, transcending the fetters of fame and fortune and other external things. But he didn't have such a chance to be quiet, because the equally frustrated general Guan Fu came to him, and the two frustrated people quickly talked about everything and became "friends in need" who could warm each other's body. However, it can be said that making friends with Guan Fu was a mistake.
Guan Fu, courtesy name Zhongru, was from Yingyin. His surname was Zhang. His father, Zhang Meng, was once a retainer of Guan Ying, Marquis of Yingyin, and won Guan Ying's trust and favor. Zhang Meng then pretended to be Guan, and relied on Guan Ying's recommendation to become a high-ranking official with a rank of two thousand dan. After Guan Ying's death, his son Guan He assumed the title of Marquis of Yingyin. During the Wu-Chu Rebellion, Guan He was dispatched by Taiwei Zhou Yafu and became a general under him. He recommended Guan Meng (Zhang Meng) to Zhou Yafu, and Zhou Yafu appointed him as the school captain. At that time, Guan Meng was already old and his body and spirit were not as good as before, so his son Guan Fu accompanied his father and joined the army with a thousand people. Although Guan Meng was weak, he still refused to accept his old age. He always rushed to the front in every battle, and the direction he attacked was the most solid part of the enemy's position, and he finally died on the battlefield.
The system of the Western Han Dynasty at that time was that father and son joined the army together. If one of them died in battle, the other could withdraw from the battlefield and escort the deceased's coffin home. However, Guan Fu inherited his father's bravery and stamina and decided to stay here, threatening to cut off the heads of the King of Wu or Wu generals with his own hands in order to sacrifice his father's spirit in heaven. Guan Fu was bold and mighty, and was very popular in the army. He wore armor and was armed with sharp skills, and summoned dozens of warriors, hoping to rush into the enemy camp and fight. But just after walking out of the camp gate, everyone looked at me and looked at you, but they didn't move. Only Guan Fu and his slaves, a total of more than a dozen cavalry, rushed into the Wu army camp. Wu Jun was unprepared, so Guan Fu and others rushed to the Wu Jun flag, killing and wounding dozens of people. When he was finally unable to move forward, he rode back to the Han camp. It's easy to come, but it's hard to leave. All the slaves died in the battle, but he came back alone, with more than ten serious injuries all over his body, which was shocking. If it had not been for the treatment with precious medicinal materials, Guan Fu would have died. Guan Fu's injury had just improved a little, so he asked Guan He to go out to fight. Guan He commended him for his courage, but he was afraid that he would never return, so he reported the situation to Zhou Yafu. Zhou Yafu held Guan Fu down and refused to let him leave the camp.
After the war was settled, Guan Fu became famous all over the world. Guan He, Marquis of Yingyin, recommended Guan Fu to Emperor Jing, and Emperor Jing appointed him as Zhonglang General. Within a few months, Guan Fu broke the law and lost his official position. Guan Fu was a reckless man who didn't like studying. He only liked to wield swords and guns, and let the chivalrous people do whatever they wanted. He was indeed quite chivalrous, and he could do anything he promised others. His wealth accumulated rapidly, and soon he had tens of millions. The number of diners who came through the door every day ranged from dozens to hundreds. Those who associate with Guan Fu are either world-famous heroes or extremely cunning.
Emperor Jing appointed Guan Fu as Prime Minister of the country. After Emperor Wu came to the throne, he was appointed as the governor of Huaiyang because of his bravery, and later he was appointed as the eunuch. Guan Fu was a straightforward and vigorous person, he didn't like to flatter others, and he was prone to drunkenness and madness. He was born as a domestic slave and came from a humble background, so he had a sense of rebellion and inferiority in his bones. Therefore, Guan Fu not only did not respect anyone who had a higher status than him, or was a powerful and wealthy relative of the emperor, but he always found ways to humiliate them in public. But he respects people with low status. Even the lower the status, the more respectful he is to them. The scholars therefore respected him even more.
Guan Fu settled in Chang'an, and all the dignitaries in Chang'an gave him thumbs up. Dou Fu, the guard of Changle Palace, was the brother of Empress Dowager Dou. One time, Guan Fu was drinking with Dou Fu. He became drunk and went crazy. Because of some trivial etiquette issues, he beat Dou Fu. Emperor Wu was well aware of Empress Dowager Dou's protection against his shortcomings and was afraid that Guan Fu would be killed because of this, so he imitated Emperor Jing's method of transferring Guan Fu away from Zhidu and transferred Guan Fu to Yandi to be the prime minister. Guan Fu was really restless. A few years later, for some reason, he broke the law again and lost his official position again. Guan Fu was self-willed and did not restrain his tribe or followers. They monopolized interests and acted tyrannically in the Yingchuan area, causing anger and resentment. The people did not complain, and their pain and anger were often expressed through children's songs. Therefore, "Yingshui is clear, and Guan's family is calm; Yingshui is turbid, and Guan's clan" is sung everywhere in Yingchuan.
Guan Fu lived at home. Although he was rich, he lost his power and the number of people around him gradually decreased. Dou Ying and he were in the same boat. Dou Ying wanted to use Guan Fu's power to take revenge on those who had abandoned him. Guan Fu also wanted to increase his own worth by associating with a famous prince like Dou Ying. The two hit it off immediately and hated meeting each other so late.
Anyone who is naive in human relations must also be very naive in politics. Li Ji is like this, Yafu is like this, Guanfu is like this. Such people can be called children. Dou Ying was also a child himself, so it was fine as long as no one went crazy with him. But then a Guan Fu, who was more childish than him, came along. The two of them borrowed each other's crazy courage and spirit, but they didn't know that a big disaster was coming. Far.
